1881
The first skating championships were held in Southend, on the Southend Arena, on Feb. 12-13, 1881, organised by TGSC. Clubs from Southend (TGSC, SISC, SO), Canton (CSC), Wineland (WSC), Wickford (WAC), Blackford (BAC), Polonia (PA), Pilton (PSC), Stone (ACS), Nagnew (NAC) as well as Wrackford, Thane, Windesford, Weddlingsford, Oldford and Tawneford took part.
Results of the professional races:
440y 3 miles 1 mile 6 miles pts
1.Barry McCleary.PA 47,0 1 10.52,4 1 3.21,8 1 23.33,4 1 84
2.Billy Lucas.PA 48,0 2 11.18,6 2 3.30,4 2 24.27,6 3 79
3.Caradoc Vaughan.TGSC 51,4 7 11.21,8 3 3.31,4 3 23.42,8 2 73
4.Peter Frederick.WSC 49,8 4 11.43,8 5 3.34,4 4 25.03,6 5 70
5.Roy Coleman.ACS 49,0 3 12.06,8 6 3.37,8 5 25.59,0 6 68
6.Vivian Oldridge.Wrackford 53,0 9 11.41,6 4 3.42,2 6 24.51,6 4 65
7.Jack Scott.PA 50,2 5 12.31,2 8 3.46,2 7 27.17,4 9 59
8.John Balderston.ACS 51,2 6 12.46,8 9 3.50,0 8 27.00,4 8 57
9.Amias Kerr.ACS 53,6 10 12.22,0 7 3.51,6 9 26.25,8 7 54,5
10.Hugh Lilley.BAC 53,6 10 13.12,0 11 4.00,0 11 28.25,4 11 45,5
11.Jimmy Flanagan.NAC 52,2 8 13.14,0 12 3.59,0 10 28.39,8 13 45
12.John Bartley.BAC 57,2 12 f,dnf 4.04,6 12 27.59,0 10 32
13.Jack Steele.ACS 78,4f 21 13.02,8 10 4.05,4 13 28.27,6 12 32
14.Henry Cobbold.CSC 59,8 14 14.15,2 14 4.20,4 15 30.12,4 14 31
15.Daniel Foster.SISC 58,8 13 13.45,0 13 4.09,4 13 26
16.James Bugg.WSC 62,2 16 14.29,8 15 4.29,6 17 30.22,6 15 25
17.Benjamin Barry.WAC 60,4 15 14.46,0 16 4.29,0 16 19
18.Gabriel Hossack.SISC 66,0 17 4.46,2 18 9
19.Robert James.TGSC 67,8 18 4.49,8 19 7
20.Iain Tranent.CSC 70,0 20 5.08,0 20 4
21.David Baird.SISC 69,8 19 3
Results of the amateur races:
1 mile 5 miles
1.Robert Graham.Oldford 3.51,2 21.46,0
2.Robert MacCormack.Thane 4.01,8 22.26,8
3.Auberon Pilling.WSC 4.04,6 22.56,2
4.Christopher Rankin.ACS 4.05,2 23.07,4
5.Edmund Bowen.SO 4.03,8 23.17,8
6.Jack Wilson.ACS 4.11,6 23.18,4
7.Jack McGurk.CSC 4.10,4 23.35,4
8.Eddie MacDonald.ACS 4.04,4 23.39,6
9.David Hooper.PSC 4.09,2 24.19,2
10.Leon Yonwin.WSC 4.03,4 24.23,8
11.Joe Donnelly.WAC 4.06,2 24.31,2
Malcolm Lang.Wrackford 4.02,2
Clive Hearn.SO 4.11,8
Bill Pascoe.PSC 4.12,8
Ninian Clachar.Windesford 4.13,2
Eddie Neill.NAC 4.14,8
Thomas Durrant.Oldford 4.20,6
Jeremy Watkies.Tawneford 4.22,0
Fergus Erskine.ACS 4.28,8
Sean Wilson.CSC 4.34,4
Jock Neil.NAC 4.37,8
Bart Dowlett.ACS 4.44,6
Edward Faulkes.PSC 4.52,0
Robert Johnson.SISC 4.53,6
Fergus Doig.ACS 5.16,6
Ian Alexander.NAC 5.23,0
Joe Ireland.Weddlingsford 5.42,6
Thady Moffett.CSC 6.01,4
Results of the women’s races:
1 mile professional
1.Sharon Emerson.SISC 4.43,2
2.Ernestine Barry.WAC 5.28,0
3.Sally Cameron.CSC 5.40,6
4.Emily James.TGSC 5.58,0
5.Henrietta Hossack.SISC 6.17,2
6.Maddy Ivor.WSC 6.18,2
7.Sarah Troy.CSC 6.28,4
8.Camilla Davies.SISC 6.38,0
9.Megan Crossdale.WSC 7.29,6
1 mile amateur
1.Kate Juliffe.TGSC 5.23,4
2.Fanny Bartley.BAC 5.23,8
3.Leah Mowatt.PSC 5.39,6
4.Hilda Mosscrop.WAC 5.47,4
5.Louise Young.NAC 5.49,4
6.Ruth MacDonald.SISC 5.52,6
7.Josephine Giles.PSC 5.56,6
8.Althea Hughes.SISC 6.09,8
9.Collette Wilson.SISC 6.12,6
10.Mary Forest.ACS 7.24,2
Professional figure skating results:
Men Women Pairs 1.Henry Cobbold.CSC 1.Maddy Ivor.WSC 1.James-James.TGSC 2.Benjamin Barry.WAC 2.Sally Cameron.CSC 2.Crossdale-Crossdale.WSC 3.Robert James.TGSC 3.Emily James.TGSC 3.Hossack-Hossack.SISC 4.John Bartley.BAC 4.Camilla Davies.SISC 4.Barry-Barry.WAC 5.David Baird.SISC 5.Sarah Troy.CSC 5.Davies-Foster.SISC 6.Gabriel Hossack.SISC 6.Sharon Emerson.SISC 6.Troy-Cobbold.CSC 7.Hugh Lilley.BAC 7.Henrietta Hossack.SISC 7.Ivor-Bugg.WSC 8.Iain Tranent.CSC 8.Megan Crossdale.WSC 8.Cameron-Tranent.CSC 9.James Bugg.WSC 9.Ernestine Barry.WAC 9.Emerson-Baird.SISC 10.Jimmy Flanagan.NAC 11.Daniel Foster.SISC 12.Caradoc Vaughan.TGSC 13.Jack Steele.ACS 14.Amias Kerr.ACS 15.Barry McCleary.PA
Amateur figure skating results:
Men Women Pairs 1.Robert Johnson.SISC 1.Louise Young.NAC 1.Wilson-Johnson.SISC 2.Ninian Clachar.Windesford 2.Kate Juliffe.TGSC 2.Young-Alexander.NAC 3.Thomas Durrant.Oldford 3.Althea Hughes.SISC 3.Bartley.BSC-Clachar.Windesford 4.Edward Faulkes.PSC 4.Josephine Giles.PSC 4.MacDonald.SISC-Wilson.CSC 5.Auberon Pilling.WSC 5.Collette Wilson.SISC 5.Hughes.SISC-Moffett.CSC 6.Joe Ireland.Weddlingsford 6.Ruth MacDonald.SISC 6.Giles-Foulkes.PSC 7.Fergus Erskine.ACS 7.Fanny Bartley.BAC 7.Forest-Doig.ACS 8.Sean Wilson.CSC 8.Leah Mowatt.PSC 8.Juliffe.TGSC-Hearn.SO 9.Clive Hearn.SO 9.Mary Forest.ACS 9.Mowatt-Pascoe.PSC 10.Jeremy Watkies.Tawneford 10.Hilda Mosscrop.WAC 10.Mosscrop-Donnelly.WAC 11.David Hooper.PSC 12.Ian Alexander.NAC 13.Christopher Rankin.ACS 14.Thady Moffett.CSC 15.Fergus Doig.ACS 16.Bill Pascoe.PSC 17.Jock Neil.NAC 18.Eddie MacDonald.ACS 19.Malcolm Lang.Wrackford 20.Eddie Neill.NAC 21.Bart Dowlett.ACS
1882
The second skating championships of Byntland were held in Blackford on February 4-5 1882. They were arranged by Blackford Athletic Club (BAC) under poor conditions with sleet and wind. Here I will mention only the top results.
Professional races.
440 yards: 1.Billy Lucas.PA 47,0 2.Barry McCleary.PA 48,2 3.Roy Coleman.Stone 50,6
3 miles: 1.McCleary 11.42,4 2.Caradoc Vaughan.TGSC 11.55,4 3.Vivian Oldridge.Wrackford 12.27,4
1 mile: 1.McCleary 3.35,4 2.Vaughan 3.45,2 3.Lucas 3.49,4
6 miles: 1.McCleary 24.53,0 2.Vaughan 25.04,6 3.Oldridge 26.07,8
Overall: McCleary 59, Vaughan 51.5, Coleman 45.5
Women: 1 mile: Sharon Emerson.SO 4.56,8
Amateur races:
1 mile: Eddie MacDonald.Stone 4.08,6
6 miles: Jack Wilson.Stone 28.54,0
1 mile women: Roberta Hullyer.Wickford 4.55,8
Figures skating
pro men: Henry Cobbold.Canton amateur: Fergus Erskine.Stone
pro women: Sally Cameron.Canton, amateur: Ruth Vaughan.SISC
pro pairs: Troy-Cobbold.Canton, amateur: Poppleton.WSC-Donleavy.SISC
1883
In 1883 the amateur and pro championships were split. The amateur championships were held in Southend, on the Southend Arena, arranged by the Southend Olympic club (SO) under good weather conditions, but ice a little rough after days of snow.
Results: preliminary race 1 mile: Cormac O’Connor.SO 3.43,0, championship race 5 miles: O’Connor 21.30,0.
Women 1 mile: Clara Cooper.SO 4.50,4.
Figure skating men: Brian Peach.Stone, women: Elizabeth Donleavy.SISC, pairs: Erskine-Forest.Stone
The professional championship was held in Polonia, arranged by the Polonia Alliance club (PA). The weather was fine and the ice conditions excellent.
Races:
440 yards: 1.Barry McCleary.PA 43,4 2.Billy Lucas.PA 43,6 3.Peter Frederick.WSC 45,0
3 miles: 1.McCleary 10.14,2 2.Caradoc Vaughan.SISC 10.32,0 3.Frederick 10.44,2
1 mile: McCleary 3.10,4 2.Frederick 3.17,6 3.Vaughan 3.20,2
6 miles: 1.McCleary 21.56,6 2.Vaughan 22.17,6 3.Frederick 23.05,0
Overall: 1.McCleary 64 2.Frederick 57 3.Vaughan 54.
Women: 1 mile: Kate Juliffe.TGSC 4.35,2
Figure skating: men: Henry Cobbold.CSC, women: Sally Cameron.CSC, pairs: Vaughan-Vaughan.SISC
1884
This year we have the first unified All-Urianian Skating Championships. The amateur championships were held in Nagnew on Feb. 2-3, organised by the Nagnew Athletic Club on their traditional venue at Flaxman Quay. The weather was fair and the ice conditions good.
Results: preliminary race 1 mile: Eddie MacDonald.Stone 3.48,2, championship race 5 miles: Bill Watson.Stone 21.46,8
1 mile women: Clara Cooper.SO 4.20,0
Figure skating: men Eddie Faulkes.PSC, women: Ugi Pantina.USK(Urduk), pairs: Giles-Hooper.PSC
The professional championships were held in Lagefoss the same weekend, organised by the Lagefoss Sk¿iteklub (LSK) on their old rink Johannesl¿kka. The weather was cloudy and breezy on Saturday and fair but a little on the cold side on the Sunday.
Race results:
440 y: 1.Barry McCleary.PA 44,2 2.Peter Frederick.WSC 45,6 3.Cormac O’Connor.SO 45,8
3 miles: 1.McCleary 10.34,4 2.Caradoc Vaughan.SISC 10.36,6 3.Frederick 11.01,6
1 mile: 1.McCleary 3.09,2 2.Vaughan 3.16,0 3.Frederick 3.17,6
6 miles: 1.Vaughan 21.48,8 2.McCleary 22.06,6 3.Frederick 22.57,2
Overall: 1.McCleary 79 2.Vaughan 74 3.Frederick 73
1 mile women: Kate Hearn.TGSC 4.22,0
Figure skating: men Brian Peach.Stone, women Elizabeth Donleavy.SISC, pairs Johnson-Johnson.SISC
1885
In 1885 the amateur championships were held on Feb. 7-8 in Oldford, on the Edge River, organised by the Racing and Athletic Club Oldford (RACO). The conditions were snowy, and rather windy on the Sunday, but the ice was hard and good.
Results: preliminary race 1 mile: Iain MacDougal.CSC 3.41,4, championship race 5 miles: Aubrey Poppleton.WSC 21.25,4
1 mile women: Clara Cooper.SO 4.06,0
Figure skating: men Ninian Clachar.Windesford, women: Ugi Pantina.USK, pairs: Hooper-Hooper.PSC
The professional championships were held in Borg the same weekend, organised by Borg Atletiske Forening (BAF) on their new rink Borg Sportsplads. The weather on the Saturday was cloudy, slight snow and wind, fine ice conditions, Sunday cloudy, calm, some sleet, ice a bit soft.
Race results:
440 y: 1.Roy Coleman.Stone 45,6 and Jimmy Flanagan.NAC 3.Eddie MacDonald.Stone 49,4
5 miles: 1.Fredrik Lofthus.BAF 19.07,4 2.Richard MacCormack.LSK 19.37,4 3.Coleman 19.50,2
1 mile: 1.Coleman 3.28,0 2.Flanagan 3.32,2 3.Lofthus 3.35,0
10 miles: 1.Lofthus 40.51,6 2.MacCormack 42.04,8 3.Bill Watson.Stone 43.00,0
Overall: 1.Lofthus 38.5 2.Coleman 37.5 3.MacCormack 34
Figure skating: men Bjarne Bram.EBSK(Elv By Sk¿jteklub from Kongelv), women Sarah Cobbold.CSC, pairs Cobbold-Cobbold.CSC
1886
This year the amateur championships were held on Feb. 13-14 in Jurian, on the ice of the Luritan Strait, organised by Jurian Vinteridr¾tslag (JVIL). The conditions were shifty with some wind, with snow coming in Sunday afternoon. Ice fairly good.
Results: preliminary race 1 mile: Liam McKee.Swillanford 3.22,2, championship race 5 miles: Thomas Durrant.RACO 20.55,2
1 mile women: Clara Cooper.SO 4.13,0
Figure skating: men Zacharias Vahl.LSK, women: Marie Eventyr.EBSK, pairs: Rasmus L¿se-Marie Eventyr.EBSK
The professional championships were held in Canton on Feb. 19-21, organised by Canton Skating Club on their traditional venue Sallow Lake. The weather was clear all three days, but with a gale setting in on the Sunday. Ice quality good.
Race results:
440 y: 1.Barry McCleary.PA 42,4 2.Jimmy Flanagan.NAC 43,2 3.Peter Frederick 43,6
5 miles: 1.McCleary 17.19,6 2.Caradoc Vaughan.SISC 18.07,4 3.Frederick 18.16,6
1 mile: 1.McCleary 3.04,0 2.Frederick 3.12,0 3.Flanagan 3.16,6
10 miles: 1.McCleary 36.55,4 2.Vaughan 37.49,4 3.Fredrik Lofthus.BAF 38.38,0
3 miles: 1.McCleary 10.12,6 2.Frederick and Vaughan 10.40,4
15 miles: 1.McCleary 58.58,2 2.Vaughan 59.45,6 3.Bill Watson.Stone 1.02.13,4
Overall: 1.McCleary 168 2.Vaughan 156 3.Frederick 154.5
Figure skating: men Lofthus, women Ruth Vaughan.SISC, pairs Cobbold-Cobbold.CSC
1887
In 1887 the amateur championships were held on Jan. 29-30 in Wrackford, just outside Southend, on the Bay of List, organised by the Racing Club, Wrackford. The weather was snowy and windy, a little better on the Sunday.
Results: preliminary race 1 mile: Fergus Erskine.Stone 3.39,4, championship race 5 miles: Erskine 20.54,0
1 mile women: Jill Owen.PA 4.29,4
Figure skating: men Christopher Fosbery.SO, women: Sarah Abercrombie.SISC, pairs: Rasmus Flowers-Flowers.Stone
The professional championships were held in Kongelv on Feb. 11-13, organised by EBSK on their new rink Elv By Idr¾tsplads. The first day the weather was rainy and windy, but then it cleared up and was fine for the rest of the championship.
Race results:
440 y: 1.Barry McCleary.PA 47,4 3.Peter Frederick 48,4 3.Cormac O’Connor.SO 49,2
3 miles: 1.McCleary 11.46,2 2.Fredrik Lofthus.BAF 12.05,0 3.Frederick 12.17,4
1 mile: 1.McCleary 3.03,2 2.Frederick and O’Connor 3.09,4 3.Flanagan 3.16,6
5 miles: 1.McCleary 17.50,0 2.O’Connor 18.28,8 3.Frederick 18.33,4
10 miles: 1.McCleary 35.34,8 2.O’Connor 37.12,2 3.Lofthus 37.24,6
Overall: 1.McCleary 100 2.O’Connor 91.5 3.Frederick 90.5
Figure skating: men Zacharias Vahl.LSK, women Ruth Vaughan.SISC, pairs Hooper-Hooper.PSC
1888
In 1888 the professional league is disbanded and there is only an amateur championship. The meet was held at Lundeby on the city fjord, arranged by M¾rkantilt Idr¾tslag. The weather was cloudy and with a bit of wind, the ice fine. Several of the participants are former pros who were offered to have their amateur status back.
Results:
3 mile championship race: 1.Fredrik Lofthus. BAF 10.00,6 2.Bill Watson.Stone 10.15,8 3.Peter Frederick.WSC 10.25,2
Figure skating: men David Hooper.PSC, women Petronilla Lane.SISC, pairs Hooper-Hooper.TGSC
1889
In 1889 the amateur skating championships were held on Feb. 16-17 in Stone, by the Athletic Club Stone on Stony River. The weather was very cold and windy, with drizzles of snow.
Results:
preliminary race 1 mile: Johannes Prost.LUIF(Lille Urduk Idr¾tsforening) 3.01,4, final 1.Prost 3.02,2 2.Fredrik Lofthus.BAF 3.02,4 3.Eddie MacDonald.Stone 3.08,6
5 miles: 1.Lofthus 19.10,8 2.Prost 19.40,2 3.Bill Watson.Stone 19.58,8
Figure skating: men Pierre Durand.BAF, women: Emma Brennan.CSC, pairs: Durand-Durand.BAF
1890
The All-Urianian Skating Championships in 1890 was held by BAF on their new Hillebrand Rink on Feb. 21-22. The weather was shifty with some snow and some sun, on the average just below freezing, strong wind on Friday.
Results:
1/2 mile 1.Michael Nolan.TGSC 1.26,0 2.Eddie MacDonald.Stone 1.26,2 3.Fredrik Lofthus.BAF 1.26,8
1 mile 1.Lofthus 2.56,0 2.MacDonald 2.57,2 3.Nolan 2.58,6
3 miles 1.Lofthus 9.15,8 2.Bill Watson.Stone 9.26,4 3.MacDonald 9.30,8
5 miles 1.Lofthus 16.04,2 2.Watson 16.28,0 3.MacDonald 16.35,4
Overall 1.Lofthus 6 2.MacDonald 10 3.Nolan 12
Figure skating: men Barry McEllistrim.WSC, women: Petronilla Lane.SISC, pairs: Durand-Durand.BAF
1891
The 1891 championships were arranged at Southend Arena by TGSC on Feb. 14-15. The weather was thawy with slett and strong wind on Saturday, overcast on Sunday with less wind, but poor ice both days.
Results:
880 y preliminaries: Kapil Empam.JVIL 1.34,8, finals: 1.Empam 1.35,2 2.Christopher Fosbery.SO 1.36,6 3.Eddie MacDonald.Stone 1.36,8
3 miles 1.MacDonald 10.25,0 2.Oluf Christophersen.LUIF 10.28,2 3.Bill Watson.Stone 10.31,6
1 mile preliminaries MacDonald 3.15,0 finals 1.MacDonald 3.15,8 2.Fosbery 3.16,6 3.Christophersen 3.18,4
5 miles Watson 18.00,4 2.MacDonald 18.05,0 3.Fosbery 18.18,2
Overall 1.MacDonald 7 2.Fosbery 11 3.William James.CSC 23
Figure skating men: Thomas Muir.SISC women: Anna Howells.SISC pairs: Howells-Powell.SISC
1892
The 1892 championships were held at Lille Urduk for the first time, organised by LUIF on the city rink Lille Urduk Sk¿itebane on Feb. 13-14. The conditions were not ideal with gusty snows on Saturday and rain and wind on Sunday.
Results:
880 y preliminaries William James CSC 1.26,4 finals 1.James 1.26,4 2.Christopher Fosbery.SO 1.27,0 3.Carl Thorbj¿rnsen.LSK 1.27,2
3 miles 1.Carl Frede.BAF 9.30,4 2.James 9.32,6 3.Even Gjefsen.LUIF 9.37,6
1 mile preliminaries James 3.09,8 finals 1.James 3.12,8 2.Fosbery 3.13,4 3.Frede 3.13,8
5 miles 1.Gjefsen 17.43,4 2.Carl Solstad.LSK 18.06,2 3.Richard Baxter.RACO 18.13,2
Overall 1.James 2 wins 2.Frede 1 win, 13 points 3.Gjefsen 1 win, 17.5 points
Figure skating men: Olivier Lafitte.LIF(Lagefoss Idr¾tsforening) women: Kirsty Adam.PSC pairs: O’Corcoran-Meagher.TGSC
1893
The 1893 championships were meant to be held on the Puddle at Wineland, organised by the Wineland Skatic Club on Feb. 18-19, but the lake had no ice at the time and the meet had to be cancelled.
1894
The 1894 championships were meant to be held in the Luritan Strait at Jurian again, but the ice was unsuitable at the planned dates of Jan. 27-28, and the meet was first postponed then cancelled as the conditions did not improve sufficiently.
1895
An All-Urianian Skating Championship with metric distances was long in the coming, but finally at Canton on the traditional venue Sallow Lake it came to be on Jan. 20-21 1895, organised by the Canton Skating Club. The conditions were variable with strong wind and snow on the Saturday, and squalls of sleet on Sunday.
Results:
500m 1.Even Bakken.BAF 52,0 2.Carl Thorbj¿rnsen.LSK and John Anderson.SO 52,2
5000m 1.Christian Andersen.FK(Farstad Klub of Finstad) 9.37,4 2.Carl Frede.BAF 9.39,6 3.Anderson 9.40,6
1500m 1.Anderson 2.41,6 2.Thorbj¿rnsen 2.42,4 3.Bakken 2.43,0
10000m 1.Andersen 20.04,4 2.Oluf Christophersen.LUIF 20.23,0 3.Anderson 20.26,2
Overall 1.Andersen 2 wins 2.Anderson 1 win, 9 points, 3.Bakken 1 win, 14 points
The figure skating championships were arranged at Xeria the weekend before on the fjord, in fine weather and ice conditions.
Results men: Simon Gabriel.SISC women: Petronilla Lane.SISC pairs: Robertson-Muir.SISC
1896
The 1896 figure skating championships were held at Kongelv on Feb. 8-9 by EBSK on the city rink Elv By Idr¾tsplads. Conditions were poor with rain and wind.
Results men: Malcolm Fyfe.JSF(Jarl¿ Sk¿itel¿berforening) women: Petronilla Muir.SISC pairs: Sletten-Tischendorf.BAF
The speed races were held for the first time in Finstad, on the Rudja lake, on Feb. 29 and Mar. 1, arranged by Farstad Klub (FK). The weather was cloudy, slight wind, a few squalls of snow on Saturday. Fine ice conditions.
Results:
500m 1.Carl Thorbj¿rnsen.LSK 48,8 2.John Anderson.SO 49,6 3.Even Bakken.BAF 49,8
5000m 1.Anderson 9.15,6 2.Carl Frede.BAF 9.15,8 3.Christian Andersen.FK 9.25,4
1500m 1.Thorbj¿rnsen 2.33,2 2.Anderson 2.34,0 3.Frede 2.35,6
10000m 1.Andersen 19.07,0 2.Frede 19.09,4 3.Anderson 19.12,2
Overall 1.Thorbj¿rnsen 2 wins 2.Anderson 1 win, 8 points 3.Andersen 1 win, 31 points
1897
The 1897 figure skating championships were held on Feb. 6-7 at Uria for the first time, on the Uria river by UriaomrŒdets Idr¾tsorganisation (UOIO). The conditions were snowy, but the ice hard and skatable.
Results men: Eden Clark.TGSC women: Millicent Holliday.CSC pairs: Robertson-Frazer.SISC
The speed races were arranged by SO at Southend Arena on Feb. 27-28. The conditions were around the freezing points with some snows and a little wind.
Results:
500m 1.John Anderson.SO 50,0 2.Will McAskie.TGSC 50,4 3.Carl Frede.BAF 50,6
5000m 1.Odd Pedersen.LSK 9.18,4 2.Frede 9.20,8 3.Oluf Christophersen.LUIF 9.22,4
1500m 1.Carl Solstad.LSK 2.35,2 2.Frede 2.36,6 3.Anderson 2.37,0
10000m 1.Solstad 19.09,6 2.Anderson 19.28,6 3.Christophersen 19.30,8
Overall 1.Anderson 10 2.Frede 11 3.Solstad 12